Turning down the Booker?

In an unusual move, Booker Prize nominee John Le Carre has declined his nomination.  From the Guardian:

"'I am enormously flattered to be named as a finalist of the 2011 Man Booker International prize,' Le Carré said in a statement issued through his publishers 'However, I do not compete for literary prizes and have therefore asked for my name to be withdrawn.'"

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